Masha Minogarova in childhood
Maria was born into a complete family. Her mother worked as a hairdresser, and her father was an architect. Her relationship with her parents was not very simple, since they worked a lot and spent little time with their daughter.
Since childhood, Masha was constantly dissatisfied with herself about something - she was not satisfied with her appearance. Despite this, the girl dreamed of being a model. At school she was teased for her protruding ears, but she didn’t worry about it. Maria studied with straight A's.
Masha Minogarova as a child (right)
Childhood and youth
The future TV presenter and model was born in Krasnodar on March 15, 1989 (zodiac sign - Pisces). From an early age, relationships with parents were not easy. Masha was embarrassed that her mother worked as a hairdresser and could not find a common language with her father, who worked as an architect and was rarely at home.
The girl dreamed of a modeling career since school, despite constant dissatisfaction with her own appearance. Minogarova, who was an excellent student, was teased because of her protruding ears. In order not to worry about this, Masha often joked with her classmates and did not allow herself to be offended by malicious attacks.
Masha Minogarova as a child (right)
Minogarova began to realize her own dream at the age of 17. The girl got a job at a local modeling agency and appeared on the catwalks in shopping centers several times. But no more job offers were received, so Masha gradually abandoned her dreams of a modeling future.
Despite a burning desire to develop in the fashion industry, the girl decided to get an academic education. Minogarova entered Kuban State University, choosing the department of management and psychology.
Maria Minogarova model
Maria dreamed of becoming a model and going abroad to work. But I understood that I needed to start small. When she turned 17, she got a job at a local modeling agency. Maria's career began with modeling catwalks in a shopping center. She was photographed for Krasnodar clothing catalogs.
In 2007, Maria competed for the Miss Krasnodar , but did not win the competition. Afterwards, she was noticed by local people from the fashion industry and invited to the “ Supermodel ” competition. Masha became runner-up.
But then a “crisis” came in her modeling work. The girl was no longer invited to work as a model or for competitions. Maria decided not to focus on her modeling career, and began to look for another way to make money.
Minogarova decided to enter the Kuban State University. university to study in management and psychology.
While studying in her 2nd year, Maria decided to get a job in television. Although she did not have a specialized education for this, that is, journalism, she did a good job as a correspondent.
Masha Minogarova in her youth
First steps in cinema
After school, the girl goes to Moscow and becomes a student at VGIK (artistic department).
Maria first appeared on Vinogradov’s set when she was eighteen. At the same time, director Lev Kuleshov approved the girl for one of the main roles in the film “Siberians” (1940). Vinogradova plays a 6th grade student and copes brilliantly with the task. Three years later, the VGIK student again receives an offer from Lev Kuleshov to act in a movie. This time he is filming the film “We are from the Urals.” Maria Vinogradova, whose biography is of great interest to Soviet film fans, appears in the image of a production drummer. In general, when a girl from the Ivanovo region received her diploma in 1945, she was no longer a newcomer to cinema. Despite the fact that in most cases she was offered to play far from the main roles, Maria Sergeevna happily agreed to them and brought her own drop of “sharpness” to the films. It is for this reason that her filmography is very voluminous and impressive (more than a hundred film works).
Masha Minogarova in the project “Top Model in Russian”
Soon, Maria accidentally found out about the casting that was taking place to select girls for the “ Russian Top Model ” project. The presenter was Ksenia Sobchak. They hired Masha for the project in 2011 to create an extra; at that time the girl was 22 years old. But she not only passed the casting, but lasted for 2 months and became one of the five finalists. Having taken photographs in the image of Barbra Streisand on assignment, which ultimately turned out to be unsuccessful, Maria left the project. After leaving, Minogarova lived for some time in Krasnodar, but decided to settle in Moscow. She had neither acquaintances nor work in the capital. Maria found a job at the Point and signed her first contract with a reputable employer. As part of the contract, she worked as a model in Cannes, Nice, Monte Carlo, and Paris. She became one of the best models of the season in 2020 at Russian Fashion Week in the capital of Russia.
Masha Minogarova top model in Russian
Then, the model went to work in Milan. European designers and photographers appreciated Maria's figure parameters, leg lengths, appearance and character. She managed to work with model Jane Dickinson. Masha was constantly invited to work on shows during fashion weeks. At one of these fashion shows she met Nastasya Samburskaya . Initially, conflicts arose between them, but then the girls became friends and began to often work together and spend their leisure time.
Minogarova has participated in European and Russian fashion shows many times. Participated in the Russian Silhouette . Masha collaborated with major fashion brands and starred in commercials. She took part in the filming of the singer Yolka’s video.
Constant diets, castings and a large amount of work began to bore Minogarova. She decided to take a little break from modeling and start working on television.
Masha Minogarova and Nastasya Samburskaya
Voice from childhood: Maria Vinogradova
Maria Sergeevna Vinogradova was in great demand in animation. She was a favorite actress of cartoonists: her voice was voiced for about 300 characters. Film directors called the actress the “episode queen” for her small but very bright roles, and the country watched foreign films and Soviet cartoons, the characters of which spoke in her voice.
Maria Vinogradova was born on July 13, 1922 in the Ivanovo region, in the town of Navoloki. The girl wanted to perform since childhood. The “debut” took place in a kindergarten: Masha was tied with a huge bow and pushed onto the stage to read poetry about Lenin.
While studying at school, the girl spent a lot of time in clubs and was interested in amateur activities. She sang in the choir - she had an alto, a low, boyish voice. After school, Maria made up her mind and went to the capital to take the entrance exams to VGIK. The year was 1939, Lev Kuleshov was taking a course at the institute, and the competition on the day Masha took her exams was huge - there were only 3 places left. The girl was almost not worried: she had time to get used to the stage, and the jury members seemed friendly to her.
However, the exam did not go according to plan: Maria was not allowed to read either a fable, a poem, or a prepared prose passage from “The Legend of Danko”; she was immediately asked to perform some song. When she sang “Cucaracha,” the commission roared with laughter. After this, the girl was asked if she could dance, and they were right - Vinogradova could do it and loved it. Kuleshov’s wife, Alexandra, even stood up from her chair to get a better look at the girl. On this day, two young men and “small, dark one,” as the secretary of the commission called her, Maria Vinogradova, took part in the competition. During her studies, students and teachers nicknamed the girl Mukha for her mischief, irrepressible character and frantic energy.
People's Artist of the USSR Lydia Smirnova spoke about Vinogradova:
“Maria Sergeevna, Musya, Mukha... How we loved her! This is not a person, this is a whirlwind, a temperament. Everything was boiling inside her, she was always rushing somewhere: filming, concerts. During rehearsals, I don’t remember her standing or sitting, she was always in motion. How aptly the nickname Mukha stuck to her! She decorated any passing episode with her talent, because she fantasized a lot and brought a lot of her own. And, like no one else, she knew how to make friends. There wasn't a person in the theater who didn't love her. Maria Sergeevna was not beautiful, but she had so much charm that she seemed beautiful.”
In 1940, Maria Vinogradova made her film debut in the film “Siberians.” The 18-year-old girl played a 6th grade student - even then the role of a travesty was assigned to her (the actress played not only little girls and young girls, but also boys).
Maria in the film "Siberians"
By the time the 2nd year ended, the war began, and VGIK students were evacuated to Alma-Ata. We traveled in difficult conditions for a month, and when we got there, we found ourselves on half-starvation rations: 400 g of bread was not enough for the young guys. Maria Sergeevna later recalled that the artist children forged cards for bread and this saved her. In her 3rd year, Maria starred in the film “We are from the Urals” about working youth who helped the front. But the film was never released - the film was harshly criticized for excessive frivolity, which had no place in wartime. Vinogradova herself, who saw the film only in old age, highly appreciated this work.
In 1943, Maria graduated from VGIK, receiving a diploma with honors, and went to work at the Theater-Studio of a Film Actor. Then there was filming in Poland, in the film “The Last Stage” - the world’s first film about fascist concentration camps and the tragedy of the Holocaust. This is one of Vinogradova’s few leading roles, and filming was psychologically difficult for her: the theme was scary, the scenery was a real women’s camp.
Maria Vinogradova in the film “The Last Stage”.
Returning to Moscow, Maria found herself in a difficult situation: she had nowhere to live, and the main committee soon stopped paying for the room she had previously rented. Then Vinogradova, together with part of the troupe of the Film Actor's Theater, went to Potsdam, to the theater of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. A little later, returning to Moscow, the actress remained faithful to the Film Actor Theater and left only when scandals began in the troupe.
Maria Vinogradova played her next significant film role only in 1958. At the age of 36, she played the young man, the main character in the film “Star Boy”. Further, the artist’s career in cinema consisted mainly of episodic roles. The actress never refused them - both because she didn’t like to say “no” and because she didn’t want to “fall out of the loop.” But every episode in which the actress appeared was very bright and memorable.
In the film "Star Boy".
Vinogradova’s most unexpected role was the coquette and proud Margot from Nikolai Gubenko’s film “From the Life of Vacationers.” Vinogradov received the role by accident: Nikolai Gubenko initially invited Galina Volchek to the film, but she set unbearable conditions for the director. Maria was called mainly because she was unfailing - she did not fit in either in appearance or in temperament. However, she hit the mark and then all her life she was grateful to the director for the chance to play an unusual character.
Unpretentiousness, energy and willingness to work always, in any conditions, led to the fact that in the absence of large roles, Vinogradova was always colossally busy. As a result, the “queen of episodes” turned out to be one of the most sought-after actresses in Soviet cinema, and even during the difficult times of perestroika she continued to work hard.
For a long time, Vinogradova was called “the most popular undeserved artist.” She received this important title for an actress only in 1987.
Another milestone in Maria Vinogradova’s artistic biography is dubbing. The actress had a unique voice that did not match her appearance. In "War and Peace", the famous Audrey Hepburn, who appeared in the image of Natasha Rostova, speaks in the voice of Maria. The voice acting of Esmeralda in Notre-Dame de Paris is also the work of Vinogradova. Soviet actresses also repeatedly “spoke” and “sang” from the screens in the voice of Maria Vinogradova.
Animation became an outlet for the artist. Here she could give herself freedom and play mischief for her own pleasure. Those who grew up in Soviet times will easily remember the characters voiced by Maria: these are Uncle Fyodor from “Three from Prostokvashino”, and Sharik from “A Kitten Named Woof”, and the Little Robber from the cartoon “The Snow Queen”. Moreover, Vinogradova voiced the latter in 1982, when the cartoon was restored at the studio named after. Gorky. The actress was already 60 years old at that time. Her unique voice allowed her to speak for a teenage girl even at 60 years old.
In the cartoon “Three from Prostokvashino”, Uncle Fyodor speaks in the voice of Maria Vinogradova.
Many actresses applied for the right to speak in the voice of a hedgehog in the cartoon “Hedgehog in the Fog,” but in the end they were all denied. The sound director initially did not want to consider Vinogradova’s candidacy due to the fact that her voice was recognizable from the first phrase. But Maria Sergeevna herself was eager to voice “The Hedgehog.” For this, she was ready to work not only on weekdays, but also on weekends. Seeing the actress’s attitude, the sound engineer gave up. Maria Vinogradova treated this role with tenderness and at creative evenings she often introduced herself:
“Hello,” says the Hedgehog in the fog.
In the cartoon “A Kitten Named Woof,” Maria Vinogradova voiced the puppy.
In the cartoon “The Last Petal,” the boy Vitya speaks in the voice of Maria Vinogradova.
Viktor Perestukin also speaks in the voice of Maria Vinogradova in the cartoon “In the Land of Unlearned Lessons.”
As for the personal life of Maria Vinogradova, she was married to actor Sergei Golovanov. They met in post-war Germany. This happened in the city of Potsdam, where at that time both of them were playing in the theater of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. Returning to Moscow in 1953, the couple lived in a civil marriage for several more years, only officially legitimizing their relationship in 1957. And in 1963, the actors had a daughter, Olga. The girl became a late child: Maria was 41 years old, she spent the entire pregnancy in storage, and Sergei was 54 years old. According to Olga, when she and her father walked on the street, he was often mistaken for a grandfather.
Sergei Golovanov and Maria Vinogradova.
Olga Golovanova followed in the footsteps of her mother and is also involved in dubbing. To date, her voice is spoken by the characters in more than 300 films, the most famous of which are “The Butterfly Effect”, “Shrek”, “We Are the Millers”, “Sherlock Holmes”, “Monster Hunt” and “Sex and the City”.
Olga Golovanova.
Olga Golovanova with her famous mother.
Maria Sergeevna’s last role was in the TV series “Queen Margot,” which was released in 1996, but the actress never saw herself on screen. Maria Vinogradova died on July 2, 1995, a year before the series premiered. The cause of death was a stroke, after which the actress refused to go to the hospital. She outlived her husband, Sergei Golovanov, by 5 years. The actor died in 1990.
Masha Minogarova Instagram
Minogarova worked as a model, and at the same time began blogging on Instagram . She published photos and videos that she took from behind the scenes at fashion shows. She shared her personal opinion and attitude towards the modeling business. The account identified her as a sincere and cheerful person, which attracted a large number of subscribers and fans to it. Maria is a popular “It girl” blogger. She has over 900 thousand subscribers on Instagram .
Masha Minogarova Instagram blogger
Unknown details
There were several interesting facts in the life of Maria Sergeevna that the general public never learned about. Among the stories are almost anecdotal incidents from life and serious experiences of contemporaries.
In her hometown, the future artist was called Masha the Goat because of the horned minx who accidentally wandered into the Vinogradovs’ palisade. The animal butted the little girl so much that the girl flew over the fence and, roaring, landed in a neighbor's garden.
Vinogradova could make anyone laugh with a hilarious pantomime telling about the misadventures of a cross-eyed girl playing ball. While studying at VGIK, she rehearsed the number to the smallest detail, and thanks to it, she was taken on some “star” roles.
Maria Sergeevna once voiced a man - she changed her voice so skillfully.
Minogarova on TV show
Masha became a guest of the Comedy Club in 2020. As part of the program, presenters Kharlamov and Volya found out from Minogarova what her rapid career growth as a model entailed. She replied that she was “ Efremov of Instagram ,” and had already concluded a bunch of contracts with advertising companies focused on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
In the TV show “ Where is the logic?” ", Minogarova tried to think logically and competed together with Ida Galich against the comedy duo “The Zaitsev Sisters.” Ida is Masha's best friend and also a successful blogger.
Minogarova became a face in October 2020. She, Nastya Ivleeva and Dakota starred in a video where they fooled around and advertised lipsticks from the “Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour” line.
Masha Minogarova at the Comedy Club
Current career
Participants of “ ChebuRussia TV ” staged a prank on the model in February 2020. Glazunov and Krasnova also became victims of this prank.
In June of the same year, Maria was invited to “ Improvisation ” together with Ida Galich. The girls acted out a humorous scene in the “ Understudy ” section.
Next, Masha visited Kinotavr-2018 . She had a beautiful black dress, and it attracted the attention of journalists and photographers.
In July 2020, Minogarova was the co-host of “ Heads and Tails. Russia ". She went to explore Kaliningrad. She had the “budget option” of travel, unlike Badoeva. But this did not upset Masha.
Masha Minogarova heads and tails Nastya Ivleeva
Personal life
Masha Minogarova and her boyfriend
When Maria got to the casting of “ Top Model in Russian was already in a relationship with a guy named Arthur at that time . The girl planned to marry him. The guy let her go to the casting, and soon the couple broke up.
Masha met Pavel Alekseev at a party at the Arma club. He was the owner of this nightclub. They are still dating and supporting each other at various events. But Maria is not yet ready to marry Pavel and devote herself to motherhood.
In addition to her blog on Instagram, Maria also has an official VK account.
Masha Minogarova and her boyfriend
